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1 3-4 Flock Health

2 Sheep Misnomers Sick sheep are dead sheep All sheep are born looking for a place to die

3 Sheep Facts normal n Body Temperature - 102 n Respiration rate - 20 n Heart beat - 75

4 Major Health Concerns n Abortions n Pneumonia n Coccidiosis n Digestive Disorders n Internal Parasites n Footrot

5 Healthy sheep n Buy healthy sheep n Minimize stress u space u nutrition u air quality u social n Biosecurity u new sheep u visitors u stock trailers u scales u shows

6 AbortionsAbortions Toxoplasmosis Enzootic Abortion in Ewes (EAE or chlamydia) Campylobater (Vibrio) fetus and jejuni

7 Abortion Prevention Know what diseases you have Vaccinate Feed antibiotics Feed coccidiostats, illegal Biosecurity Isolate aborting ewes Vet Client Patient Relationship

8 CoccidiosisCoccidiosis Environmental problem Use feed additives Bovatec Deccox Water treatments Corrid Sulfa

9 Digestive Disorders Overeating Vaccination Use feed additives OTC or CTC Feedbunk management

10 Digestive Disorders Acidosis Gradual ration changes Feedbunk management Secure feed storage May lead to polio

11 Internal Parasites Strategic approach some de-worm every 21 days $$$ Key treatment times 1. Pre-turn out in spring 2. Pre-lambing Success depends on clean pastures

12 Internal Parasites Clean pasture No sheep for 6 months Jan-June or July- Dec Hay field re-growth Crop residue

13 Internal Parasites Effective dosing correctly administered route and amount good stockmanship Rotating de-wormers ????

14 Footrot & Producer Attitudes 1. Accept footrot and limping sheep 2. Believe facilities are permanently contaminated 3. Too soft on trimming

15 Producer Attitudes 4. Do not regularly trim feet 5. Want an injection or feed additive to cure the problem

16 Footrot basics n Dichelobacter nodosus n Fusobacterium necrophorum (always present)

17 TransmissionTransmission n From infected to clean sheep n Best environmental conditions 40-70 degrees wet soil or bedding hoof injury

18 PreventionPrevention n Assume all flocks have footrot n Quarantine new purchases n Contaminated trailers n Trust no one

19 TreatmentTreatment n Harsh trimming n Foot soaks n 10% zinc sulfate with wetting agent n Vaccination u Footvax,not volar

20 TreatmentTreatment n Separate clean from infected n Cull non-responders n Dry pens n Antibiotics

21 SummarySummary n Never buy it n Footrot free flocks do exist

22 Foot Scald n Easily treated n One time through foot soak n Wet environmental conditions n Between toes wet, white crud u No odor

23 Sore mouth, orf contagious ecthyma n Live virus in the vaccine u Care n Mastitis n Most flocks are infected n Cyclic n When to vaccinate

24 Summary on Health n You can not afford to treat for every possible problem n Biosecurity and stress n VPCR n Prevention is cheaper than treatment n Know your flocks health problems


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